Measuring incident radiant heat flux using the plate thermometer

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 161-166

  Ingason, Haukur ^a   Wickström, Ulf ^a  

^a SP TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Convection; Plate thermometer; Radiation; Total heat flux metre

Indexed keywords

FIRE PROTECTION; FIRE RESISTANCE; FLAMMABILITY TESTING; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT RADIATION; THERMOMETERS;

PLATE THERMOMETERS; THERMAL CONDITIONS; TOTAL HEAT FLUX METERS;

HEAT FLUX;

EID: 33846929950     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2006.08.008     Document Type: Article

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